Confucianism and Gender Ratios of Suicide in the World: A WHO Data-Based Study

Wei Wang, Jie Zhang () and Wayne L. Thompson
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Wei Wang: Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
Jie Zhang: School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Wayne L. Thompson: Department of Sociology, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI 53140, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: This study explores how Confucianism affects suicide rates by gender. Data for the study come from the World Health Organization document “Suicide Worldwide in 2019”, which provides frequency and gender ratios for suicide rates in 183 member countries. One-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were used to examine potential differences in suicide rates and male to female ratio of suicides. Independent variables include region, income level, culture, and Confucian values that may be related to suicide. Suicide rates for Confucian countries do not show significant differences from European countries. However, these countries have lower suicide gender ratios.

Keywords: suicide; gender ratio; Confucianism; culture; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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